(Oslo, 21 March 2023) Briggs Drilling Holdings Limited AS (Briggs Drilling Holdings Limited, OSE: DDRIL) today announces that the Blackford Briggs has commenced its 12-month drilling contract with General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in Nigeria.

After the completion of its recertification for a new five-year period in Las Palmas, Spain, the Blackford Briggs was towed to Port Harcourt in Nigeria in February 2023. The rig has now commenced its 12-month drilling contract with GHL in Nigeria, in line with previously stated expectations.

For further information, please contact:

Ingolf Gillesdal, Corporate Finance and Investor Relations, tel: +44 20 8133 0596